About Me

I'm just me - a solitary wanderer who trekked across much of the world and recently retired to a small farm in the Ozarks.
My checkered past includes time spent as an Army officer, high school teacher and principal, real estate broker, child protection worker and administrator, and social worker with the U.S. military.
Over the years I have resided in a variety of places including Missouri, Virginia, Okinawa, Kansas, Kentucky, and Arizona. I have also traveled to Germany, Mexico, Canada, Russia, Sweden, Great Britain, Belize, Guatemala, Taiwan, Guam, South Korea, Vietnam, and numerous islands in the Caribbean - including Cuba.
I have ridden in a Russian ambulance, hitch-hiked across Moscow late at night, fought an ostrich, celebrated New Year's at a street party in Hanoi, and bicycled across the Caribbean. My travels have taken me to Ground Zero in Hiroshima, the Bolshoi Ballet, China Beach, and the White House kitchen.
The nine things in life that I am most proud of are my children: Nick, Molly, and Tim, and my grandchildren: Boone, Sebastian, Judah, Olive, Willow, and Sullivan.
Life has been very good to me indeed!

Saturday, June 10, 2017

Trump's Cockroaches

by Pa RockCitizen Journalist

Cockroaches
are a ubiquitous part of civilization. They have always been with us,
but usually they have the good manners to stay concealed during daylight
and emerge to prowl and forage for bits of food and garbage in the relatively
safety of darkness. Most people regard cockroaches as vermin, and a
sure sign of poor housekeeping.

America, itself, must
have some housekeeping issues because ever since the specter of Donald
Trump descended over the country his cockroach minions have been
swarming. It didn't take too many generals, lobbyists, alt-right cult
personalities, segregationists, and general purpose crackers being
appointed to Trump's cabinet and inner-circle for America's human
cockroaches to begin to feel secure in showing themselves in public -
even in the daylight. They learned early on that Trump's incessant
demeaning of immigrants, the poor, women, and minorities provided a
bountiful feast to assuage their ravenous hatred. Trump was speaking
for their America.

A group calling itself the American Congress for Truth (ACT) is
planning a series of demonstrations around the United States today
protesting Sharia Law, a red herring commonly used by hate groups, like
the ACT, whose actual purpose is to demean and vilify Muslims.
It is now acceptable to link arms and march in protest of the religion
of others because of . . . well . . . Donald Trump.

It's
springtime in Donald Trump's America - and swastikas and Confederate
flags and morons with guns are popping up all over. If there is any good news to be had, it
is this: the cockroaches are finally coming out into the daylight where
we can deal with them.